Bush and Blair Looking For Sympathy

Bush says he should not have said Osama bin Laden was wanted "dead or alive". No George, you should have found him, "dead or alive". That is the problem. From ABC News Bush Admits Iraq Setbacks, Missteps WASHINGTON, May 26, 2006(CBS/AP) More than three years after sending their troops to invade Iraq, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair cannot escape questions about their decision to go to war even as they acknowledge far-reaching mistakes. Defensive when they would prefer to celebrate the recent political success in Baghdad, the trans-Atlantic allies reflected on the price of overthrowing Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. In a joint news conference Thursday night that had a somber tone, Mr. Bush acknowledged the bloodshed has been difficult for the world to understand. Blair called the violence "ghastly." But, Mr. Bush said at the White House, "Despite setbacks and missteps, I strongly believe we did and are doing the right thing." Those missteps include the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib, though Mr. Bush said those responsible have been jailed. More personally, the president said, he learned not to use so much "tough talk," saying Osama bin Laden was wanted "dead or alive" and challenging America's enemies to "bring it on."